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THE LAST NIGHT, WE HAD A FAREWELL MEAL WITH OUR HOST MR ADAM AND THE LOCAL
RESIDENTS.  WE FEASTED ON VENISON ON A SKEWER AND STEW.  YB0AI WE DID NOT
SHOWER FOR A WEEK THERE WAS A LACK OF FRESH WATER ON THE ISLAND.  WE TRIED
TO BRUSH OUR TEETH EVERY DAY THOUGH HI.  HI.  W2FB TELL US ABOUT YOUR LAST
DAY ON THE ISLAND.  YB0AI BUDI MADE THE LAST CONTACT ON 20 METERS AROUND
1600Z, OR 1 AM LOCAL TIME.  THEN WE PACKED OUR RADIOS AND DISASSEMBLED OUR
ANTENNAS.  YF1AR AT 3 AM LOCAL TIME IT WAS PITCH DARK.  WITH A FLASHLIGHT,
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I CLIMBED THE 30 METER TOWER TO TAKE DOWN ALL OF OUR ANTENNAS BECAUSE WE
HAD TO BE READY TO LEAVE AT 7 AM.  THE MILITARY TRUCK WAS DUE THEN TO
TRANSPORT US TO THE AIRPORT.  THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONTACTS MADE WAS 5147
WITH 150 DXCC ENTITIES ACROSS SIX CONTINENTS.  WE OPERATED 80 10 METERS,
ALL PHONE.  W2FB NOW THAT THE DXPEDITION IS OVER, HOW DID YOU FEEL ABOUT
YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENT?  YB0AI PERSONALLY, SINCE ACTIVATING OC 275, I FEEL
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